Double Adventure (1921)
15 part adventure serial directed by W. S. Van Dyke survives in a Russian archive.
Top billed cast
Charles HutchisonBob Cross / Dick Biddle
Josie SedgwickMartha Steadman
Carl StockdaleJules Fernol
S.E. JenningsRebel Chief- Ruth LangdonVincente Garcia (as Ruth Langston)
- Louis D'OrPresident Garcia
Anna Luther
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